St Matthew-in-the-City — Attraction in Waitematā

🕍 St Matthew-in-the-City – A Slice of Heaven on Hobson Street

They say you can’t find peace in the city… clearly, “they” never walked into this gem in Auckland CBD. Just off the chaos of Hobson Street traffic, sits this calm, cool, and holy beauty St Matthew’s Anglican Church.

I wasn’t here for a wedding, Sunday mass or to repent (yet)… just cruised by on a weekday and thought, “let’s see what’s poppin’ inside.” And what I found? Silence. Serenity. And maybe a little divine signal boost I didn’t know I needed.

✨ Architectural Level: God Tier Massive gothic arches, stained glass like kaleidoscopes, and a roof that could make even a non-believer say "Amen, this place is stunning."

🧘 Vibe Check: Outside = honks, sirens, life stress. Inside = spiritual spa. Just peaceful, calm, and no one asking you to turn off your Bluetooth speaker.

📸 Tourist Friendly: Perfect for that “church in the city” type of photo. Like, one minute you're sipping bubble tea in Queen Street, next minute you're posting divine vibes with gothic pillars and Sky Tower lurking in the background.

🚗 Parking: Bit tight. Some spots beside the church, but your safest bet is the paid lot right next to it. Just pray you don’t get Auckland-parking-ticket-blessed.

⛪ Open Access: Wander in during the day—no security, no pressure, just an open door and good energy.

Whether you’re here for Jesus, history, architecture or just a peaceful breather in your city walk, this one’s a sweet little stop. Even if you’re not religious, you’ll still walk out like, “damn… that felt holy.”

🙏 “Logan was here — no service, but full...

Contacted them last year 2nd Dec to book a pre-wedding photo session on Jan, been told they were doing 3 weeks lighting-upgrade up to Christmas, might have some electrician working onsite. In order to make sure everything works fine, we've been there twice and did some trail shoot in Dec, we just saw few people working onsite but the condition was acceptable. But when we actually been there on 19th Jan for the photos, there were scaffold ladders tools everywhere, worker cutting the floor using the electronic tools just beside us with extremely loud noise, it was just a construction site which shouldn't open to public. We were not able to use wide angle lens to shoot in most of the locations and there was wet paint in the church without notice, the paint was on our arms and clothes. None of them told us the delay of the project, none of them told us the condition of the church was much worth than the trail shoot. They just don't care after you paid,...

Helen, I just listened to David Farrier’s podcast recording, yes I too am a victim of religious abuse. It was sad to hear your arrogance towards other denominations, it was sickening to hear you say you and your church are the antithesis of Arise and other mega churches and for you to proudly talk finances. Don’t you get it? Pride and arrogance are the root of all that is sick in church, you are no different. I was glad to hear you humbled and reminded of the horrendous history, not just past but also recent, of all forms of abuse your church inflicted on generations of innocent men, woman and children. How can you smugly sit in a church built on the backs of generations of manipulative giving and think your hands are clean? And no I am not defending mega churches or Arise, not at all. Your arrogance is no different to John Cameron’s or Peter...